Sec. 9-352. Tampering with machine by election official. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 9-352. Tampering with machine by election official. Any election official who, with intent to cause or permit any voting machine to fail to correctly register all votes cast thereon, tampers with or disarranges such machine in any way or any part or appliance thereof, or causes such machine to be used or consents to its being used for voting at any election with knowledge of the fact that the same is not in order, or not perfectly set and adjusted to correctly register all votes cast thereon, or who, for the purpose of defrauding or deceiving any elector or of causing it to be doubtful for what candidate or candidates or proposition any vote is cast, or causing it to appear upon such machine that votes cast for one candidate or proposition were cast for another candidate or proposition, removes, changes or mutilates any ballot label on such machine or any part thereof, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years or both.

      (1949 Rev., S. 1220; 1953, S. 829d; P.A. 87-382, S. 36, 55.)

      History: P.A. 87-382 deleted references to "ticket".

      See Sec. 9-367 re penalty for tampering with voting machine applicable to persons who are not election officials.